Category: Productivity
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How “Text Expander” Can Save You Time
When we think of being more productive we think about saving lots of time and getting more done, we think about saving minutes that add up to hours. But today, saving time one keystroke at a time. Today, we review Text Expander which can help you with repetitive typing tasks.
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Learning To Concentrate Improves Your Productivity
With all of the distractions around us, it is sometimes difficult to concentrate. But researchers have found some techniques that can help.
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Let’s Learn From A Mayor Who Can’t Control Her Calendar or Her Staff
I was shocked to read the demeaning email between the Mayor of one of our nation’s largest cities and a staff member. The Mayor of Chicago demonstrated that she doesn’t understand how to work well with her staff because she blamed them for not having time to get her work done.
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When It Feels Like You Don’t Have Enough Time
It’s common to feel like you don’t have enough time to finish all the work that needs to get done. Here are 5 tips to help you.
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Keyboard Shortcuts Can Increase Your Productivity
Sometimes the best productivity tips are the simplest. Do you use keyboard shortcuts to save time?
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Is A World Without Email Even Possible?
In Cal Newport’s book, “A World Without Email” he is critical of email and other technologies that require a lot of our attention. But is a world without email really possible?
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Cut To The Chase: Stop Wasting Time
We like to work around friendly people, but when an overly chatty colleague hurts your productivity, it’s time to speak up.
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The Curse of the Video Call
We seem to be spending more time on video calls, yet for many of us, they don’t seem as productive as in-person meetings. Here’s how to deal with the ‘curse of the video call.’
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An Investment of 30 Minutes Will Make You More Productive
When you get to the office on Monday, do you feel overwhelmed by all of the things that face you in the week ahead? An investment of thirty minutes is guaranteed to make you more productive.
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6 Tips To Get More Control Over Your Time
If you are stressed with an ever-growing to-do list, it might be tempting to throw up your hands and surrender to the demands of your work. Some simple time management tools could help you deal with your overwhelm .
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Why Your Emails Aren’t Being Returned
It can be frustrating when people don’t return your emails. Some of the reasons may be your own fault! Here’s how to get a better rate of return on your email messages.
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The Single Most Important Productivity Tip
There are so many things you can do to improve your productivity, but the best tip is the one that is most easily ignored.
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Improving Concentration Boosts Productivity
There are all sorts of causes for us to lose concentration. But when that happens our productivity falters and we get a reputation as someone who doesn’t care. But there are some simple ways in which you can train your brain to pay more attention.
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Automate Tasks For Increased Productivity
Some tasks have to be done over and over again. You may find yourself typing the same responses and reports multiple times in a day or week. But I have found that many simple automation programs and services can be a time savers and increase your accuracy.
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David Allen on Capturing What Is On Our Mind
In his book, “Getting Things Done,” David Allen outlines his steps for increasing productivity. It begins with the process of capturing everything in your head. Allen explains the reasoning behind the capture step, and how you easily begin.
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Are You Burned Out?
Are you feeling burned out and think that there is no hope for your current situation? Here are five things that will help alleviate that feeling and center yourself again.
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Lessons On Perseverance
We all face challenges in our lives, but it is how we deal with them that demonstrates our ability to persevere.
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The Link Between Personal Goals and Achievement
If you want to achieve your ambitions in life, you need to set the same goals that you might for projects you need to accomplish at work.
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What’s Wrong With Productivity Apps?
There are always more and more productivity apps to temp us. I have found some that work for me but need to resist the temptation to constantly switch to something new.
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Will A Standing Desk Make You Healthier and More Productive?
Standing desks are popular, and research shows they can keep you healthier and more productive. But they may or may not be suitable for you.
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Increase Your Level Of Concentration
One of the greatest obstacles to productivity is our inability to concentrate. Today, we look at ways to improve your concentration. Plus, stay tuned for information about a special offer that will boost your time management skills.
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How To Structure Your Day To Be More Productive
Without a plan, it is easy for our days to pass so quickly that we don’t feel productive. But adding some structure will be a big help.
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Never Lose Track Of Your Notes and Obligations
When important decisions are made at meetings, they can easily be forgotten or misinterpreted unless you are taking notes. But the importance of notetaking really happens after the meeting when you are finished taking notes.
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Getting Your Calendar Under Control And Increasing Your Productivity
If you have too many meetings on your calendar, you won’t have time to get important projects completed. Here are some ways in which you can regain control over your calendar and increase your productivity.
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Say “No” To More Meetings That Waste Our Time
We’ve all sat through meetings that have been a waste of our time. Here is how to either make meetings better or how to avoid the useless ones.
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Some Tricks For Managing Multiple Projects
Managing multiple projects is a skill. After all, we all have 24 hours in a day, and we can only do so many things. But the projects keep coming at us. To do it well, you need to have a plan for how you keep them all moving forward.
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The Importance of Developing A Regular Reading Habit
We become better thinkers when we are regular readers. But how do you find time in your busy schedule to develop a regular reading habit? Here are some ways to do it.
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5 Quick Tips To Increase Your Productivity
Do you struggle with keeping up with all that you have to do at work? I’ve written a lot about different techniques that can help, but I want to share some quick tips before you try implementing anything n
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Stress Free Writing Techniques: Making Writing Easier
Some people dread writing reports or articles. Here are some tips that I discovered which have helped me write two books, hundreds of blog posts, and articles.
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Carve Out More Time On Your Calendar
If your calendar fills up with so many meetings that you don’t have time to complete your assigned work, I have some suggestions on how you can use time blocks to regain some control.
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The Power of Digital Notetaking
If you want to be truly productive, you need to constantly be taking notes. Now, thanks to Cloud technology, notes taken or stored digitally can be a game changer.
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Declutter Your Mind and Remember What Is Really Important
Unless you successfully clear your mind and get into the habit of writing things down, you won’t be as productive as you can be.
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Is Productivity A Worthwhile Goal?
When we say we want to be more productive, are we trying to do more things or fewer things well?
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Does The Pomodoro Technique Improve Productivity?
One popular productivity technique is the Pomodoro technique. Does it actually work?
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Is A World Without Email Possible?
Cal Newport’s book, “A World Without Email: Reimagining Work In A World of Communication Overload,” makes many interesting points about electronic mail has done to our workflow. He has alternate ideas. Some of which might work for you, while others don’t make much sense.
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Is Multitasking The Enemy of Productivity?
We all like the idea of doing more than one thing at a time. But research shows that it rarely works. On the contrary, it slows our productivity by almost 40 percent.
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6 Quick Tips To Jump-Start Your Time Management Skills
If you think that better managing your time would take a lot of effort and fancy systems, you are putting obstacles in your way. Here are six things you can do today to make your life a bit more organized.
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5 Tips To Deal with “Not Enough Time” Syndrome
If you have ever said that there aren’t enough hours in the day to get your work done, you will want to rethink not only how you spend your time but how you view time and the ‘time pressure paradox.’ Here are five tips to help.
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How One-On-One Meetings Can Actually Save You Time
You might think that scheduling regular one-on-one meetings with the people who report to you could be a waste of time. Actually, they might be a time saver.
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The Curse of the Video Call
Have you noticed that attending multiple videoconferencing calls each day seems to be more exhausting than meetings you used to have in the office? There are many reasons. As Gianpiero Petriglieri, a management expert at Insead Business School, told the BBC, “The video call is our reminder of the people we have lost temporarily. It is…
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Six Tips to Get More Control of Your Time
Managing your time more efficiently doesn’t require lots of expensive software. Here are 6 simple tips that will help you manage your time better so you feel less overhelmed.
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How Evernote Clipper Can Increase Your Productivity
When you find an article online that you want to keep, you can bookmark it, print it or take a screenshot. But with Evernote there is a powerful tool that allows you to clip any webpage or highlight a portion of it so that it is readily available to you….and searchable. Today, as we continue…
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Why Your Emails Aren’t Being Returned
It can be frustrating when you send an email to someone seeking information, and they don’t respond. There may be several reasons why, as well as things you can do to prompt a response.
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Tips for Using Your Calendar To Increase Productivity
Manage your calendar, or it will manage you. To begin, I suggest that you use your calendar correctly. Protect your calendar so that meeting requests can be prioritized.
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Learning To Concentrate Improves Your Productivity
With all of the distractions around us, it is sometimes difficult to concentrate. But researchers have found some techniques that can help.
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Top 20 Research Tested Productivity Tips
We all seek to be more productive especially as our task list gets longer. I’ve been researching the best tested productivity methods and concepts.
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How To Use Your Calendar More Effectively
Productivity expert David Allen recently wrote, “Seldom have I seen someone use their calendar optimally. The tool is very much underutilized.” In this conversation with Dave Edwards, Allen offers ideas on how we can make better use of our calendars (plus a look at his calendar), and other time management tips.
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Never Be Late Again
Are you an on-time person? Are you regularly ‘fashionably late?” Or, are you just chronically late? Here are some tips so that you are never late again.
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What’s Wrong With Productivity Apps?
Those of us who seek to be more productive are always searching for the next app that will allow us to do more with greater efficiency. But there is a cautionary note that you need to be aware of if you are on that journey.
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